Councilors seek more information on proposed parking meter ban

3:25 PM,
Sep. 24, 2013

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Salem City Council stopped short of approving an initiative that would ban parking meters and eliminate parking time-limits, but it kept the issue alive for another meeting.

Councilors on Monday directed city staff to prepare a report on the fiscal consequences of unlimited free parking in the Downtown Parking District. The report would address the city's parking budget and potential cuts to city services.

"We need to have a full understanding of how we are going to do this," said Salem City Councilor Chuck Bennett. "This is a change going back to the 1970s." ...